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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
ROTTEN RAILS or TIE wABA SIT.

SPRINGFIELD. III, Aug. 29.-rhe Railroad and Ware
house Commission has received letter from Frank
VI johnson and W. s. Jackson OF Strcator, who were
the passenger train going south OIL the sreator
Branch Of the Wabash Railroad, which was wrecked
between Conen and Manvilc on August o. The cause
was said to DO q broken rail, but they said that an
examination showed that the ties were too rotten TO
hold the spikes. They also sent piece Of r about
tw enty inches long by express sample OF the rails
In use between stIeator and Farbury. The fan Ia
worn smooth or broken completely of, leaving only
the narrow part which supports the top oi the rail-
for the train 10 over In combustion the letter
says road longer az TO be used for railroad
The commission Will look into the merits Of tho com
MIA
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JyyUrIy CRUELTY TO A CHILD

CHICAGO, Aug CA Times dispatch from Monroe
vile, Ind. says The child brutaly abused by its
stepfaher. John watersde NJ Smiley. died yesterday
wsersde is Ia JAIL and hls wife will be arrested as
the officer find her. The pair took special
delight In manning the child and finally the surgeon had
amputate an arm and a leg weeks after the child
should have had medical aid which was furnished by
order of township trustee For two weeks after The
operation performed the mother would tie the little
cripple bedsead and leave 1t there for hours with
out nursing although the child screaming with hun
ger The body will be buried by the township trustee.
and unless waerside has speedy trial there Is great
danger o. lyuchlur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
LUCY PARSONS on NETWORK SOCIALISM


CHICAGO. Aug. % tSpeeiab.-The old sociastic sore
broken open again yesterday at picnic given at
Sheffield. Ind, for the benefit OF "the fund and the
socalsc press The climax Of the demonstration was
reached vhea Mrs Lucy Parsons mounted the PLATFORM
with outseehed exclaimed In her most fervid
tonesi 81 stand here Anarchist You will never
procure ipaton by the ballot, and would so
though looking into the hereafter through moose
The Anarchists the only whom the capitalists
fear" Then followed Tommy Morgan, the notorious
soeiastic agitator who In his speech referred to the
Labor movement In New York. and said that although
the Socialists there had placed Henry George at the head
OF IS 900 accommodating them from the
Labor party They had done ali his hard work. while he
enjoyed the honor- This because George was In
hurry for Office. Now the Socialists to be turned
out OF the party In Cook County also.
when Mrs. Parsons had delivered herself or the ex-
prcssons quoted she continued "My comrade and CO
worker Mr. Morgan. Is not Anarchist He IL Social.
st but I will tell him that when was In New YORK
found few Socialists there They approach so near TO
Anarchists that found them standing upon the same
platform with myself and will tell you that when they
ousted the socialists In that state from the Labor party
they cut the dogs tail OF close behind the ears"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30

Mrs scbeeyIer. OF No. 1893 MyrtIeaye., Brooklyn.
yesterday NewYora police to search for
daughter Emily pretty girl or nineteen, who, she
SAID. had eloped with Wiiram McCrcgor, marrie1
car-friyer, August Is. Several weeks ago Emily
began ~ DC Infatuated with the car-driser and rode
ON his frequently In orier to him. McCrcgor
at homo, but Mrs. Scbeeyler drove
him away The family did not know then that no
had q wife living I'm DeKalbavs., near Myrtlc-avc
When IL known that McGrogor already
Red, Emily scOldcd In such fashion that she
not expected " nave anything further to do with car
drivers
on tho day after her disappearance Emily wrote to
90 rcsrn1 Shs Icgocd tscm n,t ~ rn,yv ho,; her
as she was happy and sure to be well taken care o.
An acquaintance her In Jersey City with Nc
Oregon that day. McGregor wrote a letter to his
wife telling her that he had eit her and guing
South. He said tho railroad company owed him S3
and she might collect that sum- as II was all the
money he could leave her The police Will search for
McGregor and Emily, Mis-. ScheeSer thinks they
may DO In this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
TIE ONLY sorULAR PsssIpsxrL4AL oAxRIDArE.

The Repu blical party 10 rich In men VINO would serve
1t well IL the Presidency but Mr. Blaine the leading
Presidential candidate OF the Republics party, AID the
ssiy popular Presidential candidate oi any party In
his personal centres interest for which many rea
sons have given by friend aud foo while there
mains something that eudes explanation IL as
interest which strengthens aks under ncossan activity
and under profound silence IN the full sunlight OF pub
city nc than In the seousos OF strlctest privacy
follow But few days ago carefully cherished au-
tograph DO shown acareessly pencilled Ios
from Mr. Garfield long antedatng his Presidency. with
an EXPLANATION that duTins session OF the Electoral
Com seioE before ths Supreme Court Mr. Blaine mad
entsred the crowded courtroom Every square inch
seemed presmptcd, but scat was instantly prehered
him whereupol Senator psncillcd 10 Mroarncid the
snpls yet signidssnt question Do you suppose there
IA any assembly 10 America that Blaine could enter.
no wsysr crowded IT. WAS that semebody wouldnt 10,
stantly nd Oh afr him "a note which Mr. Garfield
Endorsed and passed on TO the next man.
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THE REPUBLICAN, BOLT IN cHAUTAUqUA.

JAMESTOWN. " Y. Aug 20 tSpecsai.-The Repnb-
leans who boiling the nomination Of George II.
Frost for Assembyman at conference this afternoon
decided to hold convention in this city on September
10. The Democrats hold their convention for this
sembly District at sincaIryille the day. aud will
undoubtedly make an effort TO capture the
votes OF tho boltera Iieucnan mt Governor Jones adj
dressed the Changers picnic at Bemus Point last Satur
day. where several thousand farmers present. and
advised them 10 vote for In thor interest He vr
tually couuseed them to bolt tho nominations that
they did not like This advice generally understood
to refer to the situation In this county The boilers have
been coquetting with the Union Labor party but the
Labor men they will nominate no boiling Repub-
lcan for Assembyman. but OF their party. In
jamestown the opposition IN Frost seems to be dying OUT
but II still RACES among the farmers
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, AUGUST 80, 1887

local sportsmen, we'll ~ others from Q distance.
have been the fats during the past few days gun
hins, principally for blae winss and good many Of
There is some demand from the large cities for those
ducks, but only few have been shipped away.
The prices arc high blue wings selling at seventy
getting decoys ready to make regular set FOR them
tho fats and in the rivers and creeks.
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,cient the situations absurd tho dialogue overladen
9TH flowers Of melodrAmatio rhetoric and 40 for the
founs Of Stevens. 1t only be described as monu-
mental One does not often anything 90 impressive
In these degenerate days, unless goes out into the
wilderness to seek It, As the Hon. Mr. Cody has fan
arzed with the Wild West his countryman Stevens
may be said to have brought the exuberant East 10 our
Fery DOORS In this respect his enterprise certainly
hnt.rostine EDMUND YATES.
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In Saratoga for some tlmo but came down on sstur-
day 10 meet his brother, Michael p, who came from
England on the steamship Umbri he will prob
ably return to Saratoga In time for the meeting Of
tic committed. Mcssrs. Cooper Muller and laugh
ton are also expected to be present. Mr.. Kearncy
has been in Saratoga for some time past
considerable number of the other adherents Of the
various organizations are In Saratoga going there
Prominent among these County Clerk F1ack
DistrctAttorney MARITIME, Deputy Register Martin
Thomas CoSiigan. supervisor Of The City Record
PUdce Justice Power, Fire Commissioner Croker and
CprpOritiun Counsel O'Rrlen.
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hadsh or porgle than either. In fact some fishermen
assert that u 10 bastard mackerel cross breea
Ito flesh is said to be delicate and supe rior to COM
mon mackerel. much esteemed by epicures-and the
stock in the market not yet kely to be equal to the
demand for them-as they are quickly bought up by
the beat trade discoxere
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
DIRECTORS BEGINNING TO WAKE VI

DlhEC tOhS ~ w hA>H ~
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO BOARD TAKES MORE
ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE CoMPANY's AFFAIRS.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 20 (Specab.-Ever since Robert
Garrett tried dispose of tho Baltimore and Ohio the
members of the directory have taken greater interest,"
In the company's affairs There were several prom
inent Baltimore directors In the company who were
bitterly opposed TO Robert CARROTS policy. They
wanted the road to remain Baltimore institution.
Until a short time the directors were virtually
little else than set Of dummies who voted just as
directed by the President. II Is learned. however,
that at recent special meeting of the directors tho
president pro tenn, william f. Burns called home
from Saratoga to preside. GeCsge A yonlingen, an
other prominent director. who had been to the White
Mountains. also summoned home. Other directors
were brought to the city from distance. The Board
was In session for several hours and at the adounmens
1t given out officially that the meeting called
TO give to the president pro tem In the absence of the
president the necessary legal authority to sign doc
uments which by law the president executes and In
case of his absence, to give that authority to the first
vice president" "I
It stated that years 1t has been the practice
Of the president to appoint president pro tenn In his
own absence; but that now matters have come up In
which tho legality Of tho signature Of tho president pro
tenn has been questioned The Board therefore. elect
nuai election president pro tenn. will be chosen.
One OF the directors said that there truth
I'm the Street rmors that President Garrett had
gotiated loan which he asked the Board 70 approve.
vice up for discussion The double tracking Of
the Metropolitan Branch has been stopped for
month because, stated the money appropriated for
that work this year has been expended.
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CHYcAGo BooDLsRs" MISS A FINE S

CHYCA GO "BOoDLERS" MISS FINE SPREAD
CHICAGO, Aug 20 Ospeciab.-A big hamper OF china
and cut glass stands unused In one corner OF
Jailor Folze's private ofloo 1t was brought on Fri
day for tho blowout that Morltz wasserrpan was
going to give his brocr and the prisoners yes
to-day. So much was said about 1t, however, that
saturday afternoon Sheriff Alatson sent Instructions
to the jaier to lock the boys Up in thclr cells On
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
yUygRAz or CORNELIUS STAGE

Tee funeral Of Cornelius L. Stage who died at his
home, No. 4o5 West Forty sxth-st. on Sunday. was
hold at Faith Presbyterian Church last night at 8
o'clock The Rev. s. ii. King read the service In the
absence Of sie regular pastor of the church. The
funeral attended by members of the Veteran Asso
citation Of the z Regiment. and detail nom Com
pany B Of the same regiment The body will be taken
10 Pompton Plains, N. j., for burial this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
MR Day BRIyeIye MOVIE 4 OHIYEsh BOY.

PiTTsBrR6 Aug 20 Special. Days com
pasy passed through this this morning bound from
San Francisco 10 New-York As Mise Ada Rehan
stepped the restaurant she led BY
the hand little Chinese boy atrei 10 his native drss.
of loose sken robes wdo trousers shoes and
q long hanging down his back Mas kehan said
His name Is u feen and he ha. only recently come TO
this country Mr. Daily bought his services Tor term OF
three years having to give heavy security for his safe
return the end OF that time He Is only eleven years
old and is Just beginning 20 speak English He mas
taken q great fancy 10 and follows me about
wherever 90. II Nj Days Intention to use him as
a paCe at the theatre in NeH-Iork."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
4 RscsyyER FOR "THE SIEGE OF TROY"

CHICAGO. Aug 29-Bolossy Kiraliy and Joseph Fro, OF
Ne, York have fled bill the Circuit Court against
Tao Siege OF Troy Company for an injunction and re
ceivrr stated that $4,000 has been invested In the
spectacle but owing to unfavorabs weather, thu re-
ceipts averaged S400 night There are
not granted get nothing Judge williamson appointed
John A. Brown receiver In $4,000 bonds. and issued
temporary Injunction against interference OF any creditor
with assets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30

MARRIED IN SPITE OF HER FATHEFS WISHES
A lively interest awakened yesterday by the
report that young couple well known at Hampstead
l.. l., had been quietly married. Later, the reports
were confirmed The bride is Mary T. Petit daughter
Vt John Il. Petit, proprietor of the Grand Central
Hotel in that town She IL pretty brunette, 90 years
old, and general favOrfte. The bridegroom, Dewitt
Clinton Titus, age TWEEN ty one had been forbidden TO
enter the girls home Last week Miss Petit was at
Rockaway Beach. Here she Titus, and OD Sum
day night they married by the Row. s. Rushmore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
oH1LD WIFE HURT DEFENDING HER HUSBAND

Tony" Artist twenty, italian lsborer. lives with
his wife Louisa fourteen, and his fathers family at
No 2 IL Jerscy-st On Sunday he entering his
apartments he attacked by number Of Italians who
were engaged In drunken nght His wife 10 his
sstance when one OF the Italians named Peppino Caan
lilo, kicked her abdomen.
dton critical that Coroner summoned 10 take
her antemortem statement shs has married
Eve monhs. Cal ndrello, who lives at NO. Jersey-s
could not be found at his home last night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30

TRIBUNE OFFICE, August 8o-l A. m-The recent
cool period gave faint signs yesterday OF coming to
close but the skies continued fair and the wind was
stlll northwesterly The barometer rose slowly The
temperature ranged between 59s and IT, the
67a being lower than on the corresponding day
last year. and 17so higher than on Sunday.
In and this city to-day there will probably DO
fair slightly warmer weather.
At present little change Is indicated for Wednesday;
warmer the rest Of the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
SADLY oyERoRowDIyG A PRISON

Owing TO the repairing going ON at tho Tombs
Police Court prisoners arrested by the police OF the
Sixth and Tenth Precincts brought Essex Market
Police Court for trial On Sunday night the
HUNDRED or moro persons committed In the morn
ing by Justice Patterson locked up In the court
prison, which already flied. They had 10 sleep
the floor and In every conceivable position There
were over 100 persons arraigned In Essex Market
Court yesterday morning, and those, added to the al
eAeol 3ou IILM eIaq1 dn psaoo isquinu esIeI 3pesI
even standing room.
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prVryGE or DESERTPD WIFE.

Simon Haipin Russian salesman, OF No. 46 Stanton
st. left tAis city few days ago and went to Newark.
without informing his wife OF his departure Mrs Hal
pin, age twenty four. made inquiries and yesterday sue
ceeded In tracking him Newark where she encoun-
tered him on Broome.st. scene followed, and In the
course OF the quarrel Mra Halpn drew knife and
slashed her spouse across the The woman was ar
rested and taken Fourth Precinct Police Station
accused her husband of having robbed hs en-
poyers In Texas, from which place he had fed lie was
also locked up pending an investigators.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30

Many Of the members OF tho Democratic State Com
mittee have been IN Saratoga for more than week
Several members Of the Tammany and County Democ-
racy organizations went there yesterday The Tam
many members Of tho State Committee Sheriff
Hugh J. Grant, Congressman W. Dourte Cochran
and Edward Cabll. Sheriff Grant has been In sara
toga since Saturday and MIR. Cochran went yesterday
Mr Cabn undecided yesterday whether TO 60 or
telegraph 20 proxy 20 represent him. ExMayOrs
william X Grace and Edward Cooper Edward Rear.
noy and ex-CongrcsSman Nicholas Muller rrproscnt
the County Democracy the State Committee ara
Nicholas Haugton Irving Hal. >lr. Grace has peou
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
THE "FRIGATE" MA CKBRELs RETURN.
E$eu ThS Proosdsnce Jo0ynaL

Old fishermen and epicures who love novelty and
oelicacy IN the pisoatorial line delighted to
know OF the appearance In our Rhode Island waters
Of . 6sh never seen here before 10 this generation,
ead reports are tree not since 1917, 10 fact The
iash resembles Q common mackerel tscombef yer.
oa!ie) and also 10 resembles the Spansn Dackerel
~ bonito, but more strongly resembles the mea'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
SHALL HE BIB DECLARED PROFESSIONAL.

A special meeting OF the managers Of this Manhattan
Athletic Club held at their club No 524 Fifth
ave., night take action regarding one of their
members, George II. Gadle, who, It said had been
charged with entering professional contests Mr. Gads
lives In Norwich Conn. and wrote letter from there 70
the club In which he denies the charges
Mr. Gadls viii be given chance tc defend himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
OBITUARY..
ANDREW CHARLES.

Andrew Charles one VI the oldest and best known
grocers of this city, died yesterday morning ct his
home, No. 13a East Fifty nfb@t. He was born I'm
County Cavan, Ireland sixty-one years ago. In 1847
he came to this city, and with his brother George r.
Charles. established himself In business at Delaney
and Orchard sts Just before the war they moved to
No. 400 Fourthave. In 1868 the partnership was
dissolved and Andrew Charles moved 10 Twenty.
second-st and Eourth-ave Some half dozen years
ago he opshed store al Sixty -second-st and Park
ave-, running the two places until eighteen months
ago when he sold out the downtown store on account
OF railing health Although never prominently iden-
tilted with politics he had been lifelong Republican,
and for twenty-five years a member of DR. cros-
by's church.
DR.. Crosby will come from Pine HILL whcre he Is
spending the summer, TO oilciate at the funeral,
which will take place at Mr. Charles's home tonorfDw
at p. m. The burial win be at woodawn. Al
though Mr.. Charles had been in poor health for
nearly two years his death was sudden
lie died from compression Of the brain caused by
tumor. lie retired Sunday night I'm better spirits
and apparently In better health than he had for
months, but when Mrs. Cbares awoke yesterday morn
ing she found Mr.. Charles dead beside her. He leaves
widow, two sons and three daughters.
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THE WEATHER REPORT

GOVERNMENT INpIcATIoNs-FoR "a HOURS.
wAsuISsroS Aug. 29-For NewEngland. Eastern
Nsw-York Eastern Pennsylvania, NswJersey and Della
ware fair weather. slight changes In temperature wihds
shifting to east and south.
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IL AND .. I'M
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

DIES MoINKs, Aug 20.-The Railroad Commissioners
th, morning rendered de ,ison In the Dubuque case
complaint OF the Dubuque Board OF Trade in behalf Of
mercbants millers AID others The complaint rected
that the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul and Illinois
Central roads, which have acquired most OF the avail
able space in the city for side tracks rens ed to switch
cars Of the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern aud
Minnesota and Northwestern roads, which have entered
the city, mills and factories for loading u they were
70 he used FOR freight to competing points, and raised the
swchng charge TO 81 per for freight to non compet
ing points Tho Commissioners say that the sdings u
the Mwaukes and tue Illinois Central at Dubuque are
public highways. and these companies are required TO
haul them OF ali other companies AT rear
rates whether tho business Is or Is not compeu
tive reasonable for switching Is 81 for one mile,
81 so for two miles, ana 50 for three mi.cS
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
BAR.
inches
800

In the dlaaram line shows the oarometrc nue.
Yesterday observed at thu Uaited states signal
station this city The dashes Indicate tho temper
tare noted at Hudnuts pharmacy, 2l5 Broadway
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MARRIED.

MILNEaMrLNE-on AUGUST ls. at Edenshc,a, Scotland.
BY the Rev Charles Milne father Of
Milne of New.York. TO Jessie Black Milne.
Notices Of marriages must be aiorscd 10Th full naas
lrnd add
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SPECIAL Y ,t,re3.
Tenth ScaSon
MRS. NICE L X A Z IL
HOMEMADE

BRANDED
sPIcED FRUIrA
Jeies Jams Pickle. tut Mince MsIt+
Pnre Rel Cnrrtut Jsy ~ clrrtlt tics AT siyr
and nothing else Everything put 10 giAss ara ss1t
&c a,Ires, Mrs SARAH : McELRATH,
' ~ 1913 Degrsw-st. Brooklyn. y. Y.
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ptur wJyo DrOK IN SEA SON.

Haurs dc Grace Dispa,eh 20 me baltimore sun
The season for shooting blue wings and other sum
mer ducks Is at hand and quite NUMBER OF our
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Sunday and keep them locked up. Tho banquet ala
not occur, and not even visitor wa admitted.
boquet uf flowers was sent 10 MIkc' Wasssrman his
morning
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NOVEL WAY OF ELUDIyo HIS BILL.


Let not the hearts Of hotel proprieors be troubled
The rope will do. 1t has been put to the test 1t Is
glorious William Hendricks, OF Indianapolis
will attest this. He the first to trust his pre-
cous body the escape But there not any
fire. only little bill Wandering Williams guiding star
led him to the st. Omcr Hotel In sfxthave.
Twenty third.st Wednesday evening He presented
letters of introduction which stated that ne nephew
OF Yice-Prcsideut Hendricks. The proprietor says he
was most engaging young man. In fact. he engaged
he the light OF the barroom. HIS hospitality
was princely He drew on his credit till he owed over
500. His account was presented He crumpled it up
and put IL In his pocket nonchalenty then softly said
good night
When the chambermaid knocked usual at his door
the next morning and cot response sue returned re-
peatedly, and by AMI by summoned the propre.
tor He forced open the door and
found that the gentle William had put the
hreescape which the law recently ordained should be
added to the furnishings Of the bedroom to new use
II was dangling out of the window but the nephew
missing He had left note addressed 10 the pro-
prieor which ed the following simple and affect
Ing remark "Ta-ta"
The St Omers Hotel people say that the new law Is
great effort OF craftsmanship But they do not want
such oftencr than "once In thousand years
Since The enforcement OF the ropelaw In this city tho
number OF hotels has greatly decreased Many OF the
smaller houses that affected the ambitious title are
content with the humber style OF restaurant. or
even "boarding house 1t saves rope, bother and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30

'Tae Tobacco Crop,
whether full short does not affect h9-clsss
Cigarettes ars male nom choice old stock and carry
several years supply
Try Cross Country. Whte-Caps and Latest English
KINNEY TOBACCO Co., Sew YORK